"The King of Chu instructed the Qu clan to kill the Qin envoy and send people to attack Nanjun?"

Zhao Tuo stood in his mansion in Xianyang, whispering the news he heard today.

The state of Chu fought without declaring a war, killed the Qin envoys, and attacked the city of Qin.

War, it's already broken!

Although Zhao Tuo knew very well that this would happen sooner or later, when this day really came, it still made him a little panicked.

At the same time, Zhao Tuo also had some doubts in his heart, then the king of Chu was able to kill his brother and usurp the throne successfully, at least he should be a person with brains, right, how could he behave so stupidly in this matter?

Offering the city to the King of Qin in front of the whole world and begging for peace, and changing hands not to give the city, but also killing the envoy of the Qin State, isn't this just a foolish handing the excuse to start a war to the Qin State?

and to accuse himself of injustice.

And why did the Chu State attack Nanjun, wanting to strike first?

Of course, because the place was too far away, Zhao Tuo could not know what happened in Chu and whether Chu had attacked the southern county of Qin. He didn't know, anyway, King Qin said that there was, then there must be.

As soon as this news was announced, the government and the opposition of the Qin State were boiling.

From the generals and courtiers in the court, to the ordinary Qin people outside the court, they were all angry and felt greatly insulted.

Shame!

In this world, my Qin State is invincible in the world.

Korea, Zhao, Wei, Yan...... As long as I, Qin Guo, want to, I can destroy it with my backhand.

Just like the State of Qi, it should be like the State of Qi, kneeling humbly in front of the State of Qin, wagging its tail like a dog and begging for mercy.

Now that the king of Chu dares to betray the covenant, kill my envoy, and beat me Nanjun, it is simply eating the bear's heart and leopard's gall, how can this be reasonable!

Especially a few days later, the body of the messenger who was pierced through the throat by the Chu people with a sword and chopped into meat sauce was sent back to Xianyang.

The meat sauce-like corpse passed by on the street, so that all the Qin people in Xianyang saw this tragic scene.

The anger of everyone in the entire Qin capital exploded in an instant.

"If you don't believe in the Chu country, kill my messenger and insult the prestige of our country, you must destroy it!"

"Dare to send troops to attack my Nanjun, then the king of Chu is such a dog guts, destroy him!"

"Destroy the Sheji of the State of Chu and arrest the King of Chu to Xianyang to humiliate him! and all the beauties and concubines in his Chu Palace, let Naigong also see if the waists of those Chu girls are thin!"

In the Qin capital, the anger was monstrous, as if it had returned to after Jing Ke assassinated Qin, the Qin people raised their arms and shouted, roaring to start a war against the Yan State.

Countless Qin people in Xianyang City roared and filial piety, and the rumbling waves finally turned into sentences.

"Vachu!"

"Vachu!"

"Vachu!"

In the Qin Palace.

Qin Wangzheng stood on the high platform, looking at the surging emotions in the city, and a smile bloomed on the corner of his mouth.

"Decree of the widow."

"King Jing dedicated to the west of Qingyang, and he has made an appointment to kill my messenger and attack my Nanjun. How can such a country of faithlessness stand in the world, and the widow should be punished with righteous soldiers."

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"It's not me!"

"I didn't!"

"This has nothing to do with me!"

When Qu Shen, the feudal monarch of Qingyang, stood on the main hall of the Chu Palace, his face couldn't help but be full of grief and indignation, and he complained loudly to the King of Chu on the couch in front of him.

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All the Chu ministers in the hall had black faces, looking at Qu Shen coldly, and no one listened to his argument.

The King of Chu suppressed his anger and said, "You didn't kill it, who is that? The envoy of the Qin State died in your Qingyang City, is this fake?"

Qu Shen cried and said, "That Qin envoy did die in Qingyang, but it was definitely done by someone sent by my Qu clan, there must be someone from Chu who is not angry, so he did it privately, and it has nothing to do with my Qu clan."

The king of Chu could no longer suppress his anger and roared, "Then why did you disobey Bugu's edict and not hand over those cities to the Qin people. If you had given the three cities west of Qingyang to the Qin people, then the Qin envoy would have left a long time ago, what

How could this happen?"

Qu Shen was speechless when asked, he couldn't say in front of many Chu ministers, he was reluctant to take those cities.

Your King of Chu is generous, offering the city to the Qin State to beg for peace, but it is my Qu clan's fiefdom!

"This incident gave the Qin State an excuse to start a war, and it made Bugu bear the notoriety of betraying the alliance, all of this is your fault, someone is here......

Just when the king of Chu was yelling and wanted people to drag Qu Shen down for execution, a gray-haired veteran stood up.

"Slow down, King."

The king of Chu opened his eyes and saw that it was Xiang Yan of Shangzhu State, who was now the pillar of the army of Chu.

He could only suppress his anger again and let the attendants who had gone to the palace to drag people down.

"Shangzhu Kingdom, do you have to intercede for this Qu clan?"

Faced with the questioning of the King of Chu, Xiang Yan said calmly: "The responsibility for this matter naturally lies with the Qu family, which gave the Qin State an excuse to attack our Chu State. But now that things have happened, it is useless to kill the Qu clan, but it will weaken the national strength of my Chu State in vain."

Hearing this, he looked at Xiang Yan's expression.

The king of Chu understood, and the killing intent in his eyes gradually receded.

Yes, the three clans of Qu Jingzhao are the mainstays of the Chu State, and they control a large number of land and population, if he kills Qu Shen, I am afraid that he will anger the people of the Qu clan.

Not to mention that he was the king of Chu in the past half a year, it was not easy to win over many nobles who were originally against him, if he killed Qu Shen at this moment, it would definitely cause some people to be dissatisfied, causing the division within Chu to become more and more severe, and it would be even more difficult to accumulate strength in the face of the Qin army's attack in the future.

Seeing that the anger of the King of Chu was gradually extinguished, Xiang Yan spoke, "And I think there are still doubts in this matter. I carefully inquired about the people of the Qu family, and the attitude of the Qin envoy was very vicious, and he did not have an escort to accompany him, and only two or three servants followed, so he dared to walk in Qingyang City, which was completely unreasonable. Moreover, the people who assassinated the Qin envoys were all outsiders, no one in the local area had seen them, and they successfully assassinated and immediately fled out of the city, and the speed was definitely premeditated."

As Xiang Yan analyzed, the King of Chu was stunned, and many Chu ministers were also full of consternation.

Songyang Jun Jingzhao couldn't help but speak, "According to Shangzhuguo's meaning, someone is plotting behind this matter?"

Xiang Yan bowed his head and said, "That's right, in my opinion. This matter is a conspiracy orchestrated by the Qin State!"

"The Qin State has now destroyed the Three Jins, and the King of Qin has the heart of a tiger and a wolf, and he wants to be dissatisfied. I wanted to take advantage of the situation to destroy my Chu State, but because of the fact that I had made peace with the previous year, it was not easy to declare war, so I deliberately killed my own envoy and created this kind of thing, just like they wronged our Chu State for attacking Nanjun, all in order to create a pretext for war, and made up a conspiracy!"

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Hearing this, everyone suddenly realized.

Qu Shen even shouted, "Shangzhuguo is right, all this is the ghost of the Qin people!"

The king of Chu also understood.

Yes, your Qin State is so strong, it's good if you don't beat me, how dare I do it first.

I obviously didn't beat you in the Nanjun of the Qin State, but you told the people of the world that I beat it, isn't this a basin on my head and specifically wronged my Chu State?

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Striking Nanjun is a deceitful way......

The state of Chu also officially declared war on the state of Qin.

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Qin Chu declared war.

The world was shocked.

At the junction of Wei and Chu, and now at the border of Qin and Chu, the soldiers and horses of the two countries confronted each other, and the situation was very tense.

But it doesn't stop there.

Because the current season has entered the end of August, all parts of the country have begun to enter the autumn harvest stage one after another.

Standing in the farmland, looking up, there are golden and yellow ripe crops in all directions, and the golden ears of grain are swaying in the breeze, which is very pleasing to the eye.

In the fields, farmers are busy harvesting with simple farm tools.

In this era of agriculture, the autumn harvest is a very important event.

The art of war is cloudy: if the army has no baggage, it will die, if it has no food, and if it has no commission, it will die.

If there is no food, no military operations can be carried out, so ancient wars are generally chosen in autumn.

After the autumn harvest, when the grain is ripe and there is no need for strong labor to plough and harvest, they can be sent to the battlefield to fight each other.

Therefore, between Qin and Chu, although the situation was tense, they did not start fighting immediately.

They are all urgently collecting food in their own countries, and at the same time recruiting soldiers, repairing weapons and city defenses, and stockpiling various materials to prepare for the next shocking battle.

Throughout Qin and Chu, there was a feeling that a storm was coming.

The Qin army camp in Wei.

Wang Ben looked at a silk book in his hand, which was the book of Huan Zhao, the right concubine stationed in Chen Liu.

"This Marquis of Huan said that we can take advantage of the autumn harvest to send troops into the territory of Chu State, cut the grain of the Chu people, and destroy their autumn harvest. What do you think of these suggestions?"

In the military tent, several generals glanced at each other, and one of them said: "The subordinate once heard the Legalist say, 'surround its agriculture in spring, eat its food in summer, take its mowing in autumn, Chen its treasure in winter, and shake its foundation with great force.

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"Wonderful?"

Wang Ben smiled, Huan Zhao's letter is indeed feasible, after all, although the state of Chu has troops on the border, it has not yet recruited soldiers on a large scale, and its troops are only limited to a few big cities, and the number is not large.

The vast land of Chu is full of gaps, and if he sends troops to the land of Chu, cut the rice of the Chu people, and replenish his own military rations, it is indeed a good move that seems to be extremely advantageous.

"I'm short-sighted."

Wang Ben smiled disdainfully.

Huan Zhao's "autumn to take its mow" is the way of the art of war, but it also depends on when it is used.

Ordinary small battles naturally don't matter.

But now the war of Chu that is about to start is a war of annihilation, a shocking war involving hundreds of thousands of people, and the grain required is at least calculated in millions of stones.

On the contrary, sending troops at will to destroy the situation in front of Qin and Chu in front of them can easily make the Chu State nervous and trigger a major war in advance.

The so-called pulling a trigger and moving the whole body, no one knows what the consequences will be when the time comes.

The war of the whole country should not be taken lightly.

He Wang Ben fights, and like his father Wang Qian, he also asks for a stable word, and he doesn't want this kind of "small profit" that doesn't know the consequences.

Not to mention, the main general of this war is not his Wang Ben, but Li Xin, who has not yet come out of the customs.

He Wang Ben annihilated the Wei State, which has already made a great achievement in the world, and now he only needs to stay in Wei to ensure that there are no mistakes here, and when Li Xin takes over, he can return to Xianyang with great success and enjoy his glorious exploits.

Why do you have to make such a small move at such a time, once you make a big deal and provoke the anger of King Qin, it will be a waste of all your previous efforts.

Therefore, Huan Zhao's letter made Wang Ben sneer, and wrote back to reprimand the other party, so that Huan Zhao could guard the city well, and don't think about things that should not be considered by him.

Chen stayed in the city.

"Wang Ben!"

"A piece of shit!"

Huan Zhao was so angry that he took the slip that was sent back from the main camp, and just glanced at it, and his eyes were about to erupt with fire again.

He smashed the bamboo slip to the ground fiercely, and because of the excessive force, the bamboo slip jumped up again and jumped far away.

"Wang Ben, you know how to fight!"

"The Art of War: Wise generals eat the enemy, eat the enemy for one hour, and be my twenty bells; Avoid one stone, when I have twenty stones. Do you understand?"

"Why shouldn't I use this way of scheming and combining the art of war?"

"It must be because of that Zhao Tuo!"

Huan Zhao gritted his teeth and said, "You and Li Xin, why do you both like Zhao Tuo's erection. I want to go east to the Wei realm, but your Wang Ben is not allowed, so it was sent to Zhao Tuo. Whatever Zhao Tuo says, you say it's good. I've got some good ideas for you, and you're calling me nosy, I'm sorry!"

"My Huan Zhao was born in a famous Huan family, and I am also a veteran who has been on the battlefield for more than ten years, resourceful and wise, which point is not as good as Zhao Tuo's erection? If my plan is not good, if you don't adopt it, forget it, and insult me like this, damn it!"

The more Huan Zhao thought about it, the more angry he became, and he couldn't help venting all his anger on Zhao Tuo, who was far away in Xianyang.

"Zhao Tuo, it's great that the prince has recalled Xianyang?"

"You're great as a left-hand chief, aren't you?"

"I'm Huan Zhao now the right chief!"

"Even when it's time to attack Chu, I will still crush you Zhao Tuo!"

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"The next time you see me, you still have to say hello!"

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"Zhao Tuo."

Qin Wangzheng whispered in his mouth, his fingers rubbing a piece of slip, and his eyes were slightly hesitant.

The eucalyptus in front of him was full of heavy bamboo slips, and the air was filled with a surging bamboo fragrance.

"After using the method of manure offered by Zhao Tuo's kid, there was a bumper harvest of grain in Guanzhong this year. Although the autumn harvest has not yet been completed, according to the statistics of the Imperial Corn Administration, basically every mu of millet planted in the lower fields can increase the income of about one stone more, the middle field can reach one and a half stones, and the upper field can even get close to two stones."

"Such merit should be rewarded naturally."

When Qin Wangzheng said this, he hesitated again, with the gift of gold and jade, he naturally would not be stingy, but the title.

The thought of this problem gave him a headache again.

"Meng Tian, Li You, Wang Li......"

In the entire young generation of the Qin State, these three people are the best among them.

The three of them are not only excellent in themselves, but they also have a prominent background behind them.

Meng Tian and Wang Li are generations of generals.

Li You's father, Li Si, was a great talent in the world and a minister of Wang Zuo who was favored by his Qin Wangzheng.

These three people are also the future pillars of the Qin State.

But now, Meng Tian and Li Youjue are the left chiefs, and Wang Li is only a big doctor.

Zhao Tuo is nearly ten years younger than Li You, and much younger than Meng Tian, but his title is already on the same level as the two.

If Zhao Tuo rises one level and becomes the right chief because of this merit, then he will surpass Meng Tian and Li You.

Will it rise too fast?

Qin Wangzheng hesitated slightly.

As a king, he needs to maintain some balance between the government and the opposition.

His gaze turned to the man who had been standing beside him.

Although Zhao Gao's position is the order of the CRRC government, he is proficient in the law and can write well.

Qin Wangzheng often took him with him to consult him on legal issues, or asked him to draft edicts on his behalf, which was quite favored.

"Zhao Gao, what do you think of the widow rewarding Zhao Tuo with a thousand gold instead of titles?"

1000 Yi gold!

Zhao Gao's eyelids jumped, this number is very large.

You must know that Wang Jian destroyed the Yan Kingdom, and the Qin Wangzheng only rewarded him with 500 gold and eridium.

A thousand Yi gold is enough for a person to become the top richest man in the entire Qin State and enjoy a lifetime of luxury life.

But the price is that he can't be promoted to the right chief.

When Zhao Gao was serving Qin Wangzheng

The room is very long, and it is natural to know the entanglement in the heart of this king.

After a slight hesitation, he said, "When the minister heard that when the Shang Emperor created the military merit system of our Qin State, he once said, 'Those who have meritorious service are honored, and if they praise their merits with their titles, they will be able to make their soldiers use their lives and their ministers to contribute their wisdom, and then the country will definitely be strong.'" In accordance with this law, our Qin State praises meritorious deeds and promotes meritorious people, so all the wise men and brave people in the world will belong to our Qin State, so that we can achieve today's hegemony."

After Zhao Gao finished speaking, he shut up and stood up.

He did not answer explicitly.

But Qin Wangzheng suddenly became enlightened.

He was obsessed with the balance of the younger generation, but he ignored what the core of military merit was.

Those who work hard are generous, and those who have a lot of merit are honored.

It is what Zhao Gao said as "the meritorious person is honored".

For hundreds of years, the Qin State has also strictly followed this law to award knighthoods and rewards to meritorious service, and established a credibility of "Tong Su is not bullied", so as to attract talents from the six countries and achieve today's domination of the world.

The military merit system was the foundation of Qin's strong country.

The king of Qin can use his privilege to reward his favored people with titles, which is the king's right. Although it will cause dissatisfaction, it will not shake the foundation of the system.

However, if those who have great merit do not receive the corresponding reward, it will make the hearts of countless people shake.

There is no reward for those who have merit, and if there is a problem with the title system, the country will lose its credibility, so who else will think about meritorious service, and who else will work hard for your Qin country!

Zhao Tuo's method of manure can be called the art of strengthening the country, if such a merit can not be rewarded with a title, then next time, will he give it if he has a good thing?

When other people saw this scene, would they still offer advice to the Qin State?

This is actually shaking the foundation of the Qin State!

Qin Wangzheng no longer had any doubts.

He bowed his head and said, "You are right, the will of the widow has been decided."

"The Great King is wise."

Zhao Gao smiled slightly and praised him.

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